The prince in the cold palace

Between the toasts and cups, a few guards from the army quickly stepped into the room, and Apu, who was not interested in drinking, waved his hand to let the singers and dancers in the room go out first, listening to the low voice of the visitor Tell me, the corners of my mouth that had been bent all the time finally collapsed, with a sinister gleam in my eyes, I smoothed the wrinkles between my brows with two fingers, after a little thought, I said to the guard, "The prince will go back for a while." Come on, tell the Mu family that the plan remains the same, everything will be made after the prince comes back—"

Finger curled a few curls between the slightly long brown hair on the front of the forehead, and Apu stopped the guard who was about to leave again, "Where is the accountant named Zifei now?"

Zhi Fei stared at the weeds with white flowers stubbornly blooming between the rocks in front of him, and sighed slightly.

Yin Wuyao asked him to wait for him to come back at the same place. Seeing the sun setting towards the west, the occasional crisp birdsong in the woods, the rustling wind, the lush greenery everywhere, making people feel a little lazy, the sun shines on his body, warm and tranquil, but Still can't wait for Yin Wuyao.

There is a distance from Shijiu's medicine hut here, thinking of Shijiu's desolate and stubborn back when he left, Zhifei felt a little indescribable, and felt a little blocked.

I remembered not long ago, when I was walking with Danhe and Yin Wuyao. At that time, Yin Wuyao was still dressed as a groom. Except when he was alone with Zhifei, he never said a word, and occasionally stared at Hedan. The crane's eyes were cold when he was talking, and his back was lonely when he was leading the horse alone.

Although Danhe is impulsive, he is able to make like-minded friends, talk happily over wine and open his heart.

And Yin Wuyao is an emperor, and emperors are always lonely and lonely. In ancient times, emperors always called themselves "widowed" and "solitary", which means the loneliness of being in a high place. I can't feel it personally, but I can feel it more or less.

Just as I was thinking, there was a small sound behind me. If I didn't pay attention to it, I would think it was the wind.

Zhi Fei turned his head vigilantly. Two strong men stood straight in front of him, blocking the sunlight. Zhi Po's hands and feet were bound, and under the hood of the rough sack, Zhi Po struggled violently, his mouth was stuffed with a cloth, and his hands and feet were bound tightly by strong arms, so he could only make a whimpering sound from his throat. , Zhi Fei stared at the two strong men with wide eyes, and finally there was a brute force on the back of his neck, and his eyes were dark.

When I woke up, my lower abdomen felt uncomfortable, and my body was bent at an abnormal angle.The hard object was pressed against the stomach, and the gastric juice was rolling over and over again, the vision was still gray, and the voice of people talking intermittently could be heard in the ear, but it was inaudible, and there was no energy to concentrate, Zhi Fei tried hard to recall the kidnapped The specific details, but the hands and feet are tied with ropes, people are packed in sacks, and it is impossible to leave any clues.

Worried, the uncomfortable feeling in his stomach swept over again, Zhi Fei tried his best to hold back the feeling of vomiting, and tried to move his hands and feet.

The rope is tied very firmly, and such a thick rope can only be untied unless there is a sharp weapon. Judging from the physical discomfort, it should be carried on the shoulders by someone, and he can quietly kidnap a living person in Batianzhai In addition to Shen Rongku, there are only a few strong guards brought by Apu.

I don't know how long I walked, in a trance, passing a flat place, there are also rugged mountain roads, the body bumped with the man's movements, until the man put down Zhibai, Zhibao had a pale face and bowed his body fell to the ground.

Someone untied the sack that was covering Zhifei, and fresh air poured in. Zhifei breathed slightly, and after his eyes adjusted to the light in the room, he looked around, and then unexpectedly saw the huge man who was sitting on the seat. body.

"I have no choice but to, Zifei's younger brother—a scholarly family." Shen Rongku smiled playfully, looking at the exhausted Zhibai with a playful face, and shook the teacup in his hand, "Prince Rongli is going everywhere. Looking for you, Shen told his subordinates to bring you up the mountain as soon as possible, but they didn't expect them to use such a rough method."

Zhi Fei moved his body, and the rope binding his hands and feet had been untied, but the two red bruises on his wrist were particularly conspicuous.

"Being found by Shen's people is better than being found by the prince's." Shen Rongrong lifted the lid of the cup and slowly drank a cup of tea. Let's just take a moment."

With that said, Shen Rongku stood up, waved away the brothers who were guarding him, and left Zhi Fei in the secret room surrounded by stone walls.

The torch was burning fiercely. Zhi Hua stood up and walked around the four walls. There was not even a single window.

I don't know if Yin Wuyao will be anxious if he can't find him when he comes back.

Zhi Fei sat down slowly against the corner of the wall, hugged his knees, bit his lower lip slightly, and began to recall what happened today.

The piece of paper with the word "Mu", the fate of the nineteenth, the seemingly peaceful but perilous Batianzhai... Yin Wuyao said that if you want to deal with Apu, you must first hold him back.

Holding Apu back will allow the pre-deployed plan to proceed smoothly.

After dealing with the matter of pulling out the Tianzhai, the emperor's next target should be the Mu family, which occupies most of the power in the northwest. Behind the Mu family is the brave and ambitious Rongli. In order to isolate the Rongli, the Mu family must be eliminated. And Danhe seemed to be involved too.

Dan He is also a member of the Mu family. Compared with his concubine and himself, Dan He has stayed in the Mu family for a longer time. Logically speaking, his feelings for the Mu family should be deeper.

Shaking his head, Zhi Fei turned his thoughts back, remembering Shen Rongku and Apu's attempts to test and use him respectively some time ago.

Perhaps Apu discovered some clues from Shen Rongku's different attitude towards him.Thinking about it like this, Zhi Fei has gradually understood why Shen Rongku took so much trouble to bring himself into the secret room - he is definitely not someone who simply avoids Prince Rongli.

At that time, Yin Wuyao said in a deep voice, "For me, this is nothing human."

Shen Rongku worked so hard, maybe not just to use himself to achieve his goal, but to have a real negotiation with the people behind him.

However, with the arrogance of the emperor, he would never appear in front of Shen Rongku. No matter how well he planned, every step he took, Yin Wuyao could predict his next step.

That's why he used such an extreme method, Zhi Fei smiled wryly, and remembered what Nineteen said - don't become Yin Wuyao's weakness.

Zhi Fei doesn't want to be the kind of person who hides behind others to seek protection, and he doesn't want to be the emperor's weakness.

You can only rely on your own ability to get out of here.

Clenching his fists, Zhi Fei stood up, walked to the door, took a deep breath, knocked on the door suddenly, and shouted outside, "Let me see Shen Rongku! I have something to say to him!"

The guards outside the door were obviously taken aback by Zhibao's sudden move, and exchanged glances. One of the guards walked out of the secret passage in a little panic. The end of the secret passage was the side hall of Tingfeng Hall. It was that elegant portrait of a man.

The guards hurried to the main hall, Shen Rongkuzheng and Apu were sitting in the hall, one drinking tea, the other drinking, seldom talking, mutual tacit understanding.

Listening to the guard's report, Shen Rongku narrowed his eyes slightly, Shen Rongku frowned, and whispered the word "not seen" to the guard. Apu in the distance said with a slight sarcasm, "Brother Shen, you just agreed to Apu's neutrality here, and then cooperated with the court?"

Shen Rongku swallowed his tea and laughed loudly, "What did the prince say, Shen is not such a treacherous person, something happened at home, the prince laughed..."

"Oh? Brother Shen has taken care of the whole village so well. What could happen? Apu wants to catch up with that little brother named Zifei. I wonder if Brother Shen can invite someone over for Apu?"

Shen Rongku showed a regretful expression, "I'm really sorry, Zifei just went out to buy things, so I can't say goodbye to the prince."

Apu also showed pity, but there was a sly light in his eyes.

Zhi Fei knocked for a while, and his voice became a little hoarse, but the guards did not open the door, and he didn't know if anyone had informed him.

Looking at the door blankly, I have had such a dream before, knocking on the exquisitely carved door for a long time, no matter how much I cried and struggled, the door was always tightly closed, isolating myself from the world.

Now, are you isolated again?

Zhi Fei rubbed his red hands, blood dripped from the place where he rubbed the skin, but he didn't feel any pain, probably because his brain was not clear at all, and his senses became dull.

I don't know how long it took, until my stomach made a rumbling sound, and the torches on the wall were still burning, but there was still no movement outside.

In fact, when you are alone, you will feel lonely and helpless.

Being alone in a small airtight house makes it difficult for people to distinguish between reality and dreams, past life and present life.Desperately pushing away the thorns in front of him and walking forward, he just didn't want to stay where he was, even if his body was full of scars.

So you can't look back, the person who imprisoned your footsteps is yourself.

Unconvinced, he continued to knock on the door, Zhifei ignored the dull pain in his hands, such noise would always let Shen Rongku come in and take a look, as long as he opened the door, he would have a chance to get out of the secret room.

There was a slight sound outside the door, followed by the sound of a key being turned. Zhi Fei watched the lock on the door turn slightly, and took a small step back. When he looked up, the person standing at the door was not Shen Rongku.

Dressed in luxurious and elegant robes, with inviolable domineering and royal demeanor in his eyes, his handsome face has a faint anxious expression, and his eyes that are too confusing will not avert their gaze after seeing Zhifei, and look straight at him. , and then unconsciously stepped forward, tightly holding him in his arms.

Zhifei's cheek was pressed against the silky fabric of the man, feeling the warmth from the man's body and the slightly undulating chest, he buried his head in his chest, and let him hold him tightly.

Seeing Zhifei let himself hold him docilely, the emperor's eyes showed a little joy, and he raised the corners of his lips calmly.

After a while, Yin Wuyao let go of the hand, took the boy's hands, saw the scratched skin and even some red marks on the back of the hand, his eyes darkened, and he asked calmly, "What's going on?"

"Ah," Zhi Fei wanted to withdraw his hands in embarrassment, but he couldn't avoid Yin Wuyao's sharp gaze, "He thought that he would attract Shen Rongku by knocking on the door hard, and he wanted to use me to lure my father...Scholarly Seeing that the emperor had changed the simple clothes he wore on Batianzhai, Zhi Fei's eyes flashed with some doubts, "Could it be that father has seen Shen Rongku already?"

Yin Wuyao kissed the wound on Zhifei's hand with some pity, his eyes were deep, but his movements were extremely gentle, "Does it hurt?"

Zhi Fei looked at Yin Wuyao uncomfortably, frowned slightly, "It doesn't hurt..."

There was an embarrassing silence, and Zhifei obediently allowed the emperor to take out the wound medicine that he carried with him, and rub it on his broken hand little by little. The skin touched the ointment and felt cool to the touch. Although it was a little painful, he could feel the body temperature The softness that melts into the blood when the plaster is melted.

Helping Zhifei to administer good medicine, Yin Wuyao took Zhifei's hand and led him out of the secret room.

Except for the three or four knocked-out guards lying on the ground, there were only Zhi Fei and Yin Wuyao in the secret passage. When he looked up at the emperor who was walking a little ahead, the other party also turned his head to look at him, and the corners of his lips curled up. With a gentle smile, "Father came here with one of them, and when he came back, he didn't see Xiao Qi, so he knew it was Shen Rongku who did it. After waiting in Tingfengtang for so long, he finally found a clue... "

He also heard the conversation between Shen Rongku and Apu. The emperor had a sullen face, showing a mocking smile, holding a torch in one hand to illuminate, and the other hand holding the disabled hand to explore the way.

If Xiaoqi hadn't knocked on the door of the secret room desperately, even if he could walk into the secret passage, he would lose his goal because of the intricate routes and formations.

Yin Wuyao quietly looked at Zhi Fei twice in the dark secret passage, but no one had ever seen the tenderness in his eyes.